Leigh M. Johnson

Leiter v. Alcoff, Part Two: The Context (or, Why This Isn’t Simply A “He Said, She Said” Story)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson 8 Comments

Okay, if you haven’t read Part One of this series, you should go back and do so. Otherwise, the following won’t make much sense. If you have read Part One, and if you don’t already have a dog in this fight, you may be wondering: what exactly is the big deal here? So what, two…

31 Days in Seuss: The Rules

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson 1 Comment

Some of you have already written me to ask “what in the world is 31 Days in Seuss?!” Well, it’s like the 30 Day Song Challenge that I did last month (in June), only it’s done in verse, like Dr. Seuss. Each day, I will have to answer the Seuss prompt with as much cleverness,…

31 Days in Seuss, Day 1: My Job

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson 1 Comment

I’m beginning a new Challenge today, called 31 Days in Seuss. I’ll be taking some element of my life each day and describing it in verse like the children’s author Dr. Seuss. I have to admit that I’m not entirely confident I’m going to be able to do this for the whole month of July,…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 30: Your Favorite Song This Time Last Year

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Comments Off

Today’s the last day of the 30 Day Song Challenge, and it’s been a lot of fun for me. That’s partly because I love music so much, and spending a whole month thinking about the different whys and wherefores that brought me to the songs that I love has indeed been a “challenge,” but a…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 29: A Song From Your Childhood

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson 1 Comment

The television show that I loved the most as a child was a vaudeville-type show created by puppeteer Jim Henson called The Muppet Show. Some of my very best Muppet friends appeared on the show regularly: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy Bear, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf (pictured left),…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 28: A Song That Makes You Feel Guilty

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Comments Off

Funny enough, I was just thinking about “a song that makes me feel guilty” a few days ago, when I noticed that the ice cream trucks in my neighborhood were playing “Camptown Races” and a bunch of other tunes that seemed to be taken from Foghorn Leghorn‘s Greatest Hits. My selection for today is another…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 27: A Song You Wish You Could Play

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Comments Off

Okay, so I actually can play the song that I’m selecting for today, but I play it badly. Despite my pretensions to the contrary yesterday, I’m not a very good guitar player. I never learned the scales, I don’t know anything about musical theory, and I can’t pick worth a damn. What I can do…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 26: A Song That You Can Play On An Instrument

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Comments Off

Yesterday, I noted that I couldn’t believe I made it 25 days without picking a Johnny Cash song. Today, I can’t believe I made it 26 days without picking a Bob Dylan Song. Something must be wrong with this Challenge. Bob Dylan’s songs were the first songs I learned to play on the guitar. I…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That Is A Guilty Pleasure

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson 2 Comments

Oh man, seriously, I love ABBA soooooo much. No joke. I once said that if I were ever to get a tattoo, I would have “Super Trouper” tattooed on my shoulder. (For the record, no tats here. My skin remains as clean as the driven snow.) I kind of wish I did feel guilty about…

30 Day Song Challenge, Day 16: A Song You Used To Love But Now Hate

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Comments Off

Let me just say at the outset that the ONLY reason I didn’t choose Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” for today is… Wait, I’m not sure… can we pick two? I used to love “Brown Eyed Girl” until I heard every cover band in the country massacre it and had to choke back throw-up in…

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